Here in the russian capital. News this hour a 1st for you then the World Health Organization is now warning of a potential pandemic as cases of the deadly coronavirus spike across europe and asia. And south korea have now emerged as infection hotspots. This is a time for all the countries communities i mean lease and individuals to focus on preparing. We do not believe in a binary black and white world its not either or we must focus on containment why do we have everything we can to prepare for a potential pandemic its only has now quarantines around a dozen towns in the north of the country after more than 200 cases and 7 confirmed deaths in neighboring countries according to emergency meetings to discuss precautions to stop the spread of the virus with concerns that freedom of Movement Across the e. U. Should be temporarily suspended heres our europe correspondent peter all over. Tens of thousands of people a lockdown in quarantine in north and its only because of the virus with one
International welcome to the program. This monday marked the beginning of a historic extradition hearing in london which will decide whether the founder of wiki leaks Julian Assange is handed over to the United States whistleblower who is currently in belmarsh prison is wanted in the u. S. On espionage charges and could face a sentence of up to 175 years that he was there. It is the 1st day of the hearing at the in britain that will decide eventually whether or not joining us always will be extradited to the u. S. As requested now his father has been talking out hes talked about julian being tortured and says what will happen to journalist it will be the same as whats happening to julian this extradition is successful. Julian which. You know i should read. All of the old survivor that is going. To journal. Published in public. If this extradition this political extradition julian the son his successor. You know when i arrived this morning it was absolute chaos apparently this court has
Thanks for joining us tonight on r. T. International and welcome to the program. This monday marks the start of a historic extradition hearing in london which will decide whether the founder of wiki leaks. Handed over to the United States. Whos currently in belmarsh prison is wanted in the u. S. On espionage charges he could face a sentence of up to 175 years and he has the details. It is the 1st day of the hearing at the in britain that will decide eventually whether or not joining us always will be extradited to the u. S. As requested now his father has been talking out hes talked about julian being tortured and says what will happen to journalist it will be the same as whats happening to julian this extradition is successful. Julian with. No nation thread and. All of the old survivor guilt that is going. To journal. Published in public. Its just extradition this political extradition julian the son his successor. You know when i arrived this morning it was absolute chaos apparently
Sexually abusing their daughter as she shares her story with. Live from moscow thanks for joining us tonight on the international and welcome to the program. Or to start this hour u. S. Democratic senators are urging the trumpet ministration to impose additional sanctions on russia that follows reports alleging the countrys meddling in the 2020 president ial election. Has the details. Congressional democrats have written a letter urging new sanctions to be imposed on russia they say this was in response to allegations about russia meddling in the upcoming us elections heres some of what was said in the letter urging more sanctions on russia we urge you to immediately and forcefully impose sanctions on the government of the Russian Federation any russian actors determined to be responsible for such interference and those acting on their behalf or providing material or Financial Support for these election interference efforts now the letter also said quote there is virtually no National
Saw them in russia were off to her exhusband is a queer sort of sexually abusing their daughters he shares her story. Live from moscow thanks for joining us and i thought international and Daniel Hawkins welcome to the program. Thought so this hour u. S. Democratic senators are urging the trumpet of ministration to impose additional sanctions on russia follows reports so thats in the countrys meddling in the 2020 president ial election. With the latest kaleb russia gate 3 it is i guess bring us up to speed well at this point we have a letter from members of the u. S. Congress in the Democratic Party who want new sanctions to be imposed on the Russian Federation take a listen. We urge you to immediately and forcefully impose sanctions on the government of the Russian Federation any russian actors determined to be responsible for such interference and those acting on their behalf or providing material or Financial Support for these election interference efforts. Now the letter went on to